Messengers of the Gods · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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himTamenaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
Yamayamo
kingrājā
fourthcatutthaṁ
messenger of the godsdevadūtaṁ
having questionedsamanuyuñjitvā
having grilledsamanugāhitvā
having addressedsamanubhāsitvā
fifthpañcamaṁ
messenger of the godsdevadūtaṁ
questionssamanuyuñjati
grillssamanugāhati
addressessamanubhāsati:
my man‘ambho
manpurisa,
notna
youtvaṁ
did you seeaddasa
among human beingsmanussesu
fifthpañcamaṁ
messenger of the godsdevadūtaṁ
appearedpātubhūtan’ti?
heSo
saysevamāha:
I saw nothing‘nāddasaṁ,
sirbhante’ti.
himTamenaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
Yamayamo
kingrājā
saysevamāha:
my man‘ambho
manpurisa,
notna
youtvaṁ
did you seeaddasa
among human beingsmanussesu
a womanitthiṁ
orvā
a manpurisaṁ
orvā
dead for one dayekāhamataṁ
orvā
dead for two daysdvīhamataṁ
orvā
dead for three daystīhamataṁ
orvā
bloateduddhumātakaṁ
lividvinīlakaṁ
festeringvipubbakajātan’ti?
heSo
saysevamāha:
I saw that‘addasaṁ,
sirbhante’ti.
himTamenaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
Yamayamo
kingrājā
saysevamāha:
my man‘ambho
manpurisa,
of thattassa
to youte
sensibleviññussa
maturesato
maturemahallakassa
notna
did it occuretadahosi—
I tooahampi
I amkhomhi
liable to diemaraṇadhammo,
deathmaraṇaṁ
not exemptanatīto.
I had betterHandāhaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
I dokaromi
by bodykāyena
by speechvācāya
by mindmanasā’ti?
heSo
saysevamāha:
I couldn't‘nāsakkhissaṁ,
sirbhante,
I was negligentpamādassaṁ,
sirbhante’ti.
himTamenaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
Yamayamo
kingrājā
saysevamāha:
my man‘ambho
manpurisa,
because of negligencepamādavatāya
notna
you did goodkalyāṇamakāsi
by bodykāyena
by speechvācāya
by mindmanasā.
surelyTaggha
youtvaṁ,
heyambho
manpurisa,
sotathā
they will dokarissanti
asyathā
thattaṁ
negligent onepamattaṁ.
thatTaṁ
indeedkho
thenpana
yourte
thisetaṁ
bad deedpāpakammaṁ
notneva
by mothermātarā
donekataṁ
notna
by fatherpitarā
donekataṁ
notna
by brotherbhātarā
donekataṁ
notna
by sisterbhaginiyā
donekataṁ
notna
by friends and colleaguesmittāmaccehi
donekataṁ
notna
by relatives and kinñātisālohitehi
donekataṁ
notna
by ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇehi
donekataṁ
notna
by deitiesdevatāhi
donekataṁ,
by you alonetayāvetaṁ
bad deedpāpakammaṁ
donekataṁ,
and you alonetvaññevetassa
resultvipākaṁ
you will experiencepaṭisaṁvedissasī’ti.
that oneTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā fifthpañcamaṁ messenger of the godsdevadūtaṁ having grilledsamanuyuñjitvā having interrogatedsamanugāhitvā having admonishedsamanubhāsitvā silenttuṇhī ishoti.
themTamenaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
wardens of hellnirayapālā
five-fold crucifixionpañcavidhabandhanaṁ
callednāma
punishmentkammakāraṇaṁ
they inflictkaronti—
red-hottattaṁ
iron stakeayokhilaṁ
in the handhatthe
they drivegamenti,
red-hottattaṁ
iron stakeayokhilaṁ
in the seconddutiye
handhatthe
they drivegamenti,
red-hottattaṁ
iron stakeayokhilaṁ
in the footpāde
they drivegamenti,
red-hottattaṁ
iron stakeayokhilaṁ
in the seconddutiye
footpāde
they drivegamenti,
red-hottattaṁ
iron stakeayokhilaṁ
in the middle of the chestmajjheurasmiṁ
they drivegamenti.
heSo
theretattha
painfuldukkhā
sharptibbā
severekharā
acutekaṭukā
feelingsvedanā
he experiencesvedeti,
notna
andca
yettāva
deathkālaṁ
he undergoeskaroti
untilyāva
notna
thattaṁ
bad deedpāpakammaṁ
is eliminatedbyantīhoti.
themTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wardens of hellnirayapālā having thrown downsaṁvesetvā with axeskuṭhārīhi they hacktacchanti ……pe…
him theretamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell-wardensnirayapālā feet upuddhampādaṁ head downadhosiraṁ having seizedgahetvā with hatchetsvāsīhi they hacktacchanti ellipsis…pe…
himtamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, wardens of hellnirayapālā to a chariotrathe having yokedyojetvā burningādittāya groundpathaviyā blazingsampajjalitāya glowingsajotibhūtāya they drivesārentipi, they drive backpaccāsārentipi ……pe…
themtamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell-wardensnirayapālā greatmahantaṁ mountain of burning coalsaṅgārapabbataṁ burningādittaṁ blazingsampajjalitaṁ glowingsajotibhūtaṁ they make climb upāropentipi they make climb downoropentipi …pe……pe…
themtamenaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
wardens of hellnirayapālā
upside downuddhampādaṁ
head downadhosiraṁ
having takengahetvā
red-hottattāya
copper potlohakumbhiyā
they throwpakkhipanti
burningādittāya
blazingsampajjalitāya
glowingsajotibhūtāya.
theySo
theretattha
in boiling scumpheṇuddehakaṁ
are searedpaccati.
theySo
theretattha
in boiling scumpheṇuddehakaṁ
while being searedpaccamāno
sometimessakimpi
upuddhaṁ
they gogacchati,
sometimessakimpi
downadho
they gogacchati,
sometimessakimpi
sidewaystiriyaṁ
they gogacchati.
theySo
theretattha
painfuldukkhā
sharptibbā
severekharā
acutekaṭukā
feelingsvedanā
they feelvedeti,
notna
andca
yettāva
timekālaṁ
they makekaroti
untilyāva
notna
thattaṁ
bad deedpāpakammaṁ
is eliminatedbyantīhoti.
themTamenaṁ,
O monksbhikkhave,
wardens of hellnirayapālā
into the Great Hellmahāniraye
they tosspakkhipanti.
thatSo
nowkho
thenpana,
O monksbhikkhave,
the Great Hellmahānirayo—
four-corneredCatukkaṇṇo
with four doorscatudvāro,
dividedvibhatto
section by sectionbhāgaso
measuredmito;
surrounded by an iron wallAyopākārapariyanto,
with ironayasā
coveredpaṭikujjito.
itsTassa
made of ironayomayā
groundbhūmi,
burningjalitā
endowed with fierce firetejasāyutā;
all aroundSamantā
a hundred leaguesyojanasataṁ,
having radiatedpharitvā
it remainstiṭṭhati
alwayssabbadā.
of thatTassa
indeedkho
nowpana,
monksbhikkhave,
of the great hellmahānirayassa
easternpuratthimāya
from the wallbhittiyā
flameacci
having surged outuṭṭhahitvā
westernpacchimāya
against the wallbhittiyā
crashespaṭihaññati,
westernpacchimāya
from the wallbhittiyā
flameacci
having surged outuṭṭhahitvā
easternpuratthimāya
against the wallbhittiyā
crashespaṭihaññati,
northernuttarāya
from the wallbhittiyā
flameacci
having surged outuṭṭhahitvā
southerndakkhiṇāya
against the wallbhittiyā
crashespaṭihaññati,
southerndakkhiṇāya
from the wallbhittiyā
flameacci
having surged outuṭṭhahitvā
northernuttarāya
against the wallbhittiyā
crashespaṭihaññati,
from belowheṭṭhā
flameacci
having surged outuṭṭhahitvā
aboveupari
crashespaṭihaññati,
from aboveuparito
flameacci
having surged outuṭṭhahitvā
belowheṭṭhā
crashespaṭihaññati.
heSo
theretattha
painfuldukkhā
sharptibbā
severekharā
acutekaṭukā
feelingsvedanā
experiencesvedeti,
notna
andca
yettāva
deathkālaṁ
makeskaroti
untilyāva
notna
thattaṁ
bad deedpāpakammaṁ
is eliminatedbyantīhoti.
there isHoti
indeedkho
thatso,
monksbhikkhave,
timesamayo
whenyaṁ
sometimeskadāci
on some occasionkarahaci
of a longdīghassa
of a periodaddhuno
after the passingaccayena
of thattassa
of the Great Hellmahānirayassa
easternpuratthimaṁ
gatedvāraṁ
is openedapāpurīyati.
theySo
theretattha
with speedsīghena
with forcejavena
runsdhāvati.
of that oneTassa
with speedsīghena
with forcejavena
runningdhāvato
outer skin toochavimpi
burnsḍayhati,
inner skin toocammampi
burnsḍayhati,
flesh toomaṁsampi
burnsḍayhati,
sinews toonhārumpi
burnsḍayhati,
bones tooaṭṭhīnipi
smokesampadhūpāyanti,
escapeubbhataṁ
just suchtādisameva
ishoti.
whenYato
andca
indeedkho
thatso,
monksbhikkhave,
most of the waybahusampatto
ishoti,
thenatha
thattaṁ
gatedvāraṁ
is closedpidhīyati.
theySo
theretattha
painfuldukkhā
sharptibbā
severekharā
acutekaṭukā
feelingsvedanā
feelsvedeti,
notna
andca
as yettāva
deathkālaṁ
makeskaroti
as long asyāva
notna
thattaṁ
bad deedpāpakammaṁ
is eliminatedbyantīhoti.
there isHoti
indeedkho
thatso,
monksbhikkhave,
timesamayo
whenyaṁ
sometimeskadāci
on some occasionkarahaci
of a longdīghassa
of a periodaddhuno
after the passingaccayena
of thattassa
of the Great Hellmahānirayassa
westernpacchimaṁ
gatedvāraṁ
is openedapāpurīyati
…pe……pe…
northernuttaraṁ
gatedvāraṁ
is openedapāpurīyati
…pe……pe…
southerndakkhiṇaṁ
gatedvāraṁ
is openedapāpurīyati.
theySo
theretattha
with speedsīghena
with forcejavena
runsdhāvati.
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